Soybeans have the ability to help lose weight

A recent study by the University of Illinois helps identify the weight loss process through consuming so much soy.

Associate Professor of Food and Nutrition Sciences Elvira de Mejia said the researchers wanted to compare the protein hydrolysing effect of soy and amino acid sequences compared with leptin because they thought soybeans also activated soybean. self . Leptin is a hormone made in fat tissues that interacts with receptors in the brain and signals that we are too full and therefore should stop eating.

Researchers want to consider whether or not soy protein hydrolysates affect regulating hormones and their receptors. Associate Professor added that they found that soy has an effect on the structure and hormones produced in the body to help us reduce lipid as well as weight, but that is due to the promotion of metabolism. not the amount of food consumed decreases.

(Photo: uky.edu) To compare the amino acid sequence in soy with leptin (hormone protein regulating weight, metabolism and reproductive function). Researcher Nerissa Vaughn, with the help of Associate Professor Lee Bererly, implanted the catheters into the rat's brain, and then injected leptin with positive regulatory effects. When the experiment began to work, they injected two protein compounds in hydrolyzed soybeans and amino acid chains to control the effects of feed intake and weight loss.

The injection process takes place 3 times a week for 2 weeks and during that time there is no restriction on the amount of food and water consumed. However, food levels will be measured at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours after each injection, and mice are weighed after 24 or 48 hours of injection, all mice have the same amount of exercise and all lose weight.

However, after the third injection, Professor Mejia and Vaughn paid special attention to significant weight loss in the group of children injected with one of the soy hydrolyzates, even those that did not change their eating habits. to drink. In this case, the protein in soybeans helps to lose weight not by reducing the amount of food intake but by changing the metabolism of mice.

Experts say the experiment shows that amino acid sequences can not only interact with receptors inside the brain, but also that eating less doesn't always help with weight loss.

According to Professor De Mejia, weight loss is a complex physiological problem, not simply eating less or exercising more. Weight loss is a multi-step process that begins with the production of specific hormones and continues with brain activities . Some people are resistant to these hormones in the same way that others are resistant to insulin, who never take orders from the brain to indicate that they are full.

Professor Mejia is still planning to continue studying the effect of soy protein on weight loss, according to her, soybeans contain mutated amino acid chains as well as amino acid chains that promote metabolism. . In the next step, she will separate the fraction and filter the soy hydrolyzate to identify each amino acid sequence and understand their biological activation process.

The study was presented on Sunday, April 29 at an experimental biology meeting in Washington, DC, and supported by the Illinois Soybean Association and the FALSE company.

Anh Phuong